Recorded 1925–1950 Girls' name Peak 1950 71 births

Marthann — girls' name

71 babies named Marthann in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

71 girls have been named Marthann since 1925, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1950.

71
total births
1925–1950
years on record
1940s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Marthann was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marthann in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marthann

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Marthann between 1925 and 1950, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marthann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marthann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marthann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marthann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 71 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marthann at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

71

Since 1925

26 years of records

Peak year

1950

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1925

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1950

Marthann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1925

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1950)
11
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Marthann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
26 births that decade — 37% of Marthann's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marthann?
71 babies have been named Marthann since 1925. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1950 with 11 births.
When was Marthann most popular?
Marthann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Marthann been used?
Marthann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 26 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Marthann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.